I have been scrolling for 2 years. My wife bought me a scroll saw for Christmas in 08 and I haven’t looked back. I joined our local scroll saw club called the DFW Scrollers and jumped in with both feet. I’ve come across a few fellow scrollers on LJ, but I’d like to know how may of us there are out there and where you are from.

I live in Garland, TX. (I can throw a rock and hit Dallas).

-- If you don't work, you don't eat!.....Garland, TX

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I love to scroll. Too bad work gets in the way of my fun, lol. I have been scrolling for about 8 years now. I have a dewalt scroll saw but am looking into getting an excaliber. My daughter wants my dewalt. I live in Erie, CO just north of Denver.

I am primarily a scroller, and have found that lots of people here do many different types of woodworking, including some scrolling. I started a daily blog here and I have had a lot of positive response from it from woodworkers of all different types. I have only been here a couple of weeks, but I have already learned a great deal and made some new friends. It seems I have had to work some extra time into my day just to talk with everyone and read and learn. I think you should give it a try – what do you have to lose?

My scroll saw may set un-used for months at a time. Then one day I look up at the ole girl in the corner and fire it up. Nothing serious, just goofing around. It is fun though. I don’t have a lot of patience for the fancy stuff. Or talent either as far as that goes.

I use to be obsessive with scroll saw work about 10 years ago. I did mostly elaborate Victorian fretwork boxes and baskets and spent untold hours at it. I haven’t used my scroll saw in about 9 years now. I just got burned out on it and lost interest. I would start every day about 6 PM with the intention to work for a couple of hours and next thing I knew, it would be 3 AM. It was almost like being hooked on drugs.

I have had a scrolllsaw of one description or another for about 15 years but had a few years here and there when it got no work at all for one reason or another.Now I have a decent one and love using it, however having been a member of LJ’s for a while now, it has whet the appetite for woodworking in general, so the scrollsaw isn’t my only passion anymore! Love the fine detailed work that can be done on it tho and it can be very therapeutic

I have been scrolling for 20 years, bought a Hegner 18V back then and primarily used it for cutting small pieces for my whirligigs. I do all kinds of scrolling including Fretwork. It can be tedious at times but I love doing it.I reside in Citrus Heights, Ca. in Sacramento County